High osmotic stress initiates expansion and detachment of Thalassospira sp. biofilms in glass microchannels
Na Liu, Nicole Dopffel, Beate Hovland, Edin Alagic, Bartek Florczyk Vik, Gunhild Bødtker
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BiofilmOsmotic pressureBiocideMicrofluidicsChemistryBrineSalinitySurface tensionChemical engineeringMaterials scienceBiophysicsNanotechnologyBacteriaBiologyBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsEcologyPhysicsOrganic chemistryGeneticsEngineeringBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBuilding materials and conservationLegionella and Acanthamoeba research